Key:railway:ballastless

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Description
Marks tracks that are build with a system that doesn't use ballast as foundation. Show/edit corresponding data item.
Group: railways
Used on these elements
should not be used on nodesmay be used on waysshould not be used on areasshould not be used on relations (except multipolygon relations)
Requires
Useful combination
Status: in use

Determines whether a track uses a ballastless system or is a classic track with the rails placed on ties and ballast.

Currently used values are railway:ballastless=no and railway:ballastless=yes.

Due to the vast majority of track being ballasted it probably makes sense to use this tag only on tracks that are ballastless or where one would expect a ballastless tracks but there is a ballasted one.